Envelop-sealer.



U. 0'. WALLACE. ENVELOP SEALER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1914.

1 1 1 2,343, Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES COLUMBUS C. WALLACE, OF DbVER, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO CHARLE- A. MOERY, OF INDIAN MOUND TENNESSEE.

nNvELor-snALER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

Application filed April 7, 1914. Serial No. 830,200.

' new and useful Improvements in Envelop- Sealers and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which 1t appertams to make and use the same. This invention relates to a device for sealing ,envelops; and the primary ob ect of-the invention is the provlsion of a manually operated device embodying a moistener for moistenin the adhesive material carried by the flap of the envelop, and a roller or compressing device positioned rearwardly of the moistener for engagement with the outer surface of the sealin flap for efficiently sealing the envelop a r the same has been moistened.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings-and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved envelo sealer, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of t e envelop sealer showing a part thereof broken away.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the supporting handle of the envelop sealer, which has a transverse arm 2 formed upon one end thereof, and has the opposite end enlarged as at 3 and bifurcated forming arms 4 and 5, which arms are provided with openings extending therethrough, which openings form bearings for a shaft 6. The shaft 6 is rigidly mounted within the bearings in the arms 4 and 5 and it has a roller 7 rotatably mounted thereu on and positioned between the two arms. The side of the enlarged portion 3 upon which the arm 4 is formed, is cut away as at 8 and it has a lever 9 pivotally connected thereto. v

.The lever 9 has its outer end rounded as at'lO, to provide a surface for non-irritating WAL- engagement by the index finger of a person operating the envelop sealer. A 1ink 11 is pivotally connected at 12 to the lever 9, and at 13 to a moistener carrying arm 14. The arm 14 is pivotally mounted upon the shaft 6 exteriorly of the arm 4 and it has its outer end bent or curved downwardly as is'shown inthe drawings. The lower end of the hasa shoe 16 formed thereupon and extending parallel with the longitudinal line of the roller 7, being positioned forwardly of the roller and the arm 16 has any suitable type of moisture retaining material mounted t ereupon adjacent its free terminal end, for forming a moistener 17, which moistener is adapted torender the adhesive material carried by the sealing flap 18 of an envelop 19 susceptible to adhesive engagement with the body of the envelop.

In the operation of the improved envelop sealer, the'moistening pad or moistener 17 is operated or positionedfby the actuation of the lever 9, so as to be properly positioned beneath the sealing flap 18 of an envelop 19, at which time it is positioned forwardly of the roller 7, which roller engages the outer surface of the marginal edge of the sealing flap, so that when the device is propelled, by manual exertion, the moistener will moisten the adhesive carried by the marginal edge of the sealing flap, and the roller 7 following in the path of the moistener will compress the sealing flap forcing it into engagement with the body of the envelop and causing the adhesive material to cling to the envelop, thereby sealing the same.

downwardly bent portion 15 of the arm 14 If it is so desired the moistener 17 may be 1 moved, by pivotal movement of the arm 14, through the medium of the lever 9, and the link 11 so that it will not be in an operative position or in position for engagement with the envelop or other device being pasted or sealed, at which time the roller 7 may be used independently of the moistener. If it is so desired, the moistening pad 17 may be saturated with a liquid adhesive so that the passage thereof over the edge of a piece of paper or similar article will deposit a limited amount of the adhesive upon the paper for securing it to another article, such for instance as applying adhesive to the marginal edge of photographs for mounting them upon desirable mountings.

From the foregoing description taken in those skilled in the art to wh ch this invention appertains and, while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction,"combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to-suit practical conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1.'In an envelop sealer, a handle, a'lever pivotally connected to said handle,"a second lever pivotally connected to said handle and having link connection with said first 'pivotally connected to said handle, a second level pivotally connected to said handle and having link connection with said first named lever, a shoe formed upon said first named lover, a liquid retaining pad carried by said shoe, and a roller rotatably carried by said handle and positioned rearwardly of said liquid retaining pad.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature lll'PI'BSQllC-e of two witnesses. COLUMBUS C. WALLACE.

' WVitnesses:

TOM PAGE,

G. F. HEYER.

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